Date: 02/03/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1078

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1078, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection

PASS



03:43 PM -- HB 15-1078

The committee reconvened after a brief recess.. Representative Nordberg and McCann presented House Bill 15-1036. The bill requires the Department of Human Services or a county department of human or social services that has legal custody of a child or youth to report the child or youth's disappearance to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and to law enforcement immediately or no later than 24 hours after learning of the disappearance. Representative Nordberg distributed and explained amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments B and C).

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03:51 PM -- Mary Berg, Jefferson County Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill with the amendments. She said that the bill will allow current practice and statute to align. She said the bill will provide assurance that county departments will follow up in cases of missing persons under the bill. She responded to questions from the committee regarding the time period for reporting.

03:57 PM -- Becky Zal-Sanchez, National Association of Social Workers - Colorado, testified in support of the bill. She discussed the frequency with which youth run away from foster care placements and noted that many young people who run away become victims of human trafficking. She responded to questions from the committee.

BILL:HB15-1078
TIME: 04:02:11 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Keyser
Landgraf
Melton
Moreno
Tyler
Windholz
Singer
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1078
TIME: 04:02:43 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Conti
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Keyser
Landgraf
Melton
Moreno
Tyler
Windholz
Singer
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION:



04:03 PM

Representatives Nordberg and McCann gave concluding remarks regarding the bill.
BILL:HB15-1078
TIME: 04:04:32 PM
MOVED:Landgraf
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1078, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Everett
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Keyser
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Melton
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Singer
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS